[Board] awards discussion

[Jody Garnett]

And let me know if this should be on discuss at osgeo.org, thought I would
start with the board first :)

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Jody Garnett

On 28 June 2017 at 10:20, Jody Garnett <jody.garnett at gmail.com> wrote:

> I am reminded, with today's sol katz nominations, that we talked about
> setting up more awards to better acknowledge our community members
> (internal community building as it were, focusing on recognizing those that
> are hitting our goals as an organization).
>
> GetCat has sponsored a "innovative developer" award. I still think there
> is opportunity here to look at some of our other goals like "open
> standards".
>
> I think we could also use an "outreach" or "advocacy" award for those
> promoting our ideas to new audiences.
>
> Finally a "leadership award" or even better a "new leadership" award for
> those inspiring individuals he motivate us all to do better.
>
> I understand that several aspects mentioned above go into the Sol Katz
> award, however I view the Sol Katz award as one for service. Looking at the
> impressive list prior recipients it comes across as a life time achievement
> award - and not the best tool for community building.
>
> Please take a moment to review and think about the above, and perhaps
> review our goals.
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> Jody Garnett
>
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